5 - In The Beginning Pt 2

IN THE BEGINNING, Pt. II

SPEAKER:
In the beginning was the Word.
God spoke into the darkness, “Let there be light,” and there was Light.
MARY:
Light, in the form of an infant.
Eternal light, wrapped in cloths, and lying in a manger.
JOSEPH:
That’s right. God sent His own Son into the world—
MARY:
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us—
JOSEPH:
And among us, the most powerful Being in the universe now, by His own will, lay sleeping…
MARY:
In a feeding trough, of all places— A powerful statement,
For His humble work on Earth would end the spiritual starvation of the masses!

SPEAKER:
But even in this hour of hope, in this time of life and love and joy and peace, the beast was there.
JOSEPH:
There, whispering murder in the itching ears of half-mad Herod, the raging Roman client-king of Galilee.
MARY:
There, hardening the hearts of the religious leaders of the Jews, the ones who should have of all people been most ready to receive the promised Messiah!

SPEAKER:
You didn’t expect this to be easy, did you?
You didn’t expect the devil to take this great invasion of his kingdom lying down?
His crown, hard won through murder and deceit, his seat of power over enslaved humanity—these were his highest priorities, and he would stop at nothing to stop the entry of God into his story!—

JOSEPH:
—History…will never be the same.